Morning everyone! I hope y'all having a great morning! Today is another Countdown to Kingdom Hearts and this time it's Lea! Like his Nobody Axel Lea will be taking the eighth day of my countdown. I can't wait to finally see him wield his Keyblade and see his interactions with Kairi. Plus, I wonder what kind of role he'll play. Only eight more days to find out!

A Kingdom Hearts III exhibition is currently underway at the Shibuya and Shinjuku stations in Tokyo, Japan. Amongst the exhibits are a showcase of framed screenshots and quotes from the worlds in the game.
Thanks to fan @yuuna_kisaragi, who attended the Shibuya Station exhibit, we were able to compile these pictures - some of which are new and never seen before - and quotes from each world. You can see them below!
Monstropolis
The Caribbean
San Fransokyo
Kingdom of Corona
Arendelle
Toy Box
Hundred Acre Wood
Check out our album more more pictures from the exhibit!

A Kingdom Hearts III exhibition is currently underway at the Shibuya and Shinjuku stations in Tokyo, Japan. Amongst the exhibits are a showcase of framed screenshots and quotes from the worlds in the game.
Thanks to fan @yuuna_kisaragi, who attended the Shibuya Station exhibit, we were able to compile these pictures - some of which are new and never seen before - and quotes from each world. You can see them below!
Monstropolis
The Caribbean
San Fransokyo
Kingdom of Corona
Arendelle
Toy Box
Hundred Acre Wood
Check out our album more more pictures from the exhibit!
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Today marks another day down on Kingdom Hearts III's countdown! Each day until January 25, director Tetsuya Nomura is making an announcement. Today, he said that this announcement was difficult but was eventually decided by the staff: a Kingdom Hearts III launch campaign will be held at Square Enix Cafe Tokyo and Osaka and ARTNIA! He accompanied this announcement with an animated short of Frozen, which you can view below. The background music sounds to be the field music for Arendelle.
You can see the translation by Goldpanner below.
For screenshots from the short Frozen video, click here.
The Kingdom Hearts III cafe release celebration campaigns will be divided into three periods:
February 2 - February 24
February 25 - March 19
March 20 - April 12
During this time, the cafes' menus will be replaced with a Kingdom Hearts themes one! They are currently finalizing the menu. Exclusive merchandise will also be available for purchase.
Diners will receive a themed luncheon mat as a gift, and if you order a drink, you can also receive a themed coaster; these are both parts of the overall Kingdom Hearts interior theme of the cafes. You can view the samples in the album below:
Online reservations for the first phase of the campaign will start on January 26, 2019, at 12 PM JST. Square Enix Cafe Tokyo will accept reservations here; click here for the Osaka branch event page.
ARTNIA will take reservations via a lottery system and will be available exclusively to Square Enix Members (free registration) from January 23, 2019. Reservations via the lottery will take place twice for the first phase, and once for the second and third phases each. They will begin at 12 PM on the lottery start days to 11:59 PM JST on the last days. The dates are as listed below:
1st phase (February 2 - February 8): lottery will take place between January 23 - January 27. Winners will be notified on January 31.
1st phase (February 9 - February 24): lottery will take place between January 23 - January 28. Winners will be notified on February 5.
2nd phase: lottery will take place between February 7 - February 12. Winners will be notified on February 20.
3rd phase: lottery will take place between March 1 - March 7. Winners will be notified on March 15.
Back in 2017, a Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary campaign was held at the Square Enix Cafe Tokyo and Osaka and ARTNIA. Tetsuya Nomura, along with other members of the Kingdom Hearts III production team, were also present. For a blast from the past, take a look at it here!
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Today marks another day down on Kingdom Hearts III's countdown! Each day until January 25, director Tetsuya Nomura is making an announcement. Today, he said that this announcement was difficult but was eventually decided by the staff: a Kingdom Hearts III launch campaign will be held at Square Enix Cafe Tokyo and Osaka and ARTNIA! He accompanied this announcement with an animated short of Frozen, which you can view below. The background music sounds to be the field music for Arendelle.
You can see the translation by Goldpanner below.
For screenshots from the short Frozen video, click here.
The Kingdom Hearts III cafe release celebration campaigns will be divided into three periods:
February 2 - February 24
February 25 - March 19
March 20 - April 12
During this time, the cafes' menus will be replaced with a Kingdom Hearts themes one! They are currently finalizing the menu. Exclusive merchandise will also be available for purchase.
Diners will receive a themed luncheon mat as a gift, and if you order a drink, you can also receive a themed coaster; these are both parts of the overall Kingdom Hearts interior theme of the cafes. You can view the samples in the album below:
Online reservations for the first phase of the campaign will start on January 26, 2019, at 12 PM JST. Square Enix Cafe Tokyo will accept reservations here; click here for the Osaka branch event page.
ARTNIA will take reservations via a lottery system and will be available exclusively to Square Enix Members (free registration) from January 23, 2019. Reservations via the lottery will take place twice for the first phase, and once for the second and third phases each. They will begin at 12 PM on the lottery start days to 11:59 PM JST on the last days. The dates are as listed below:
1st phase (February 2 - February 8): lottery will take place between January 23 - January 27. Winners will be notified on January 31.
1st phase (February 9 - February 24): lottery will take place between January 23 - January 28. Winners will be notified on February 5.
2nd phase: lottery will take place between February 7 - February 12. Winners will be notified on February 20.
3rd phase: lottery will take place between March 1 - March 7. Winners will be notified on March 15.
Back in 2017, a Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary campaign was held at the Square Enix Cafe Tokyo and Osaka and ARTNIA. Tetsuya Nomura, along with other members of the Kingdom Hearts III production team, were also present. For a blast from the past, take a look at it here!

You might remember that back in the Ultimania for Dream Drop Distance, Masashi Nakamichi the Sub-Lead Programmer for the game, revealed a fun secret about how one of the cutscenes was made. This is what he said back in 2012:
Thanks to long time Kingdom Hearts fan and dataminer, 13th Vessel, we can now see what Nakamichi was talking about! Check it out the video below. (Make sure you watch till the very end!)
In order to have the first person angle for Xehanort within the cutscene, the developers had to edit his body proportions and move the camera around, resulting in him having a tiny head! Similar tricks were previously found in Kingdom Hearts II by Boundary Break, revealing scenes where models were messed around with to achieve certain angles in cutscenes.
13th Vessel has contribute to a number of discoveries within the code in the Kingdom Hearts games, including the deleted world of Monsters, Inc. in Kingdom Hearts II and assets from Kingdom Hearts 2.8. Check out his YouTube channel for more interesting discoveries (and clips of him playing around the worlds on Kingdom Hearts games!)
What hidden camera tricks have you seen in Kingdom Hearts? Let us know in the comments below!

You might remember that back in the Ultimania for Dream Drop Distance, Masashi Nakamichi the Sub-Lead Programmer for the game, revealed a fun secret about how one of the cutscenes was made. This is what he said back in 2012:
Thanks to long time Kingdom Hearts fan and dataminer, 13th Vessel, we can now see what Nakamichi was talking about! Check it out the video below. (Make sure you watch till the very end!)
In order to have the first person angle for Xehanort within the cutscene, the developers had to edit his body proportions and move the camera around, resulting in him having a tiny head! Similar tricks were previously found in Kingdom Hearts II by Boundary Break, revealing scenes where models were messed around with to achieve certain angles in cutscenes.
13th Vessel has contribute to a number of discoveries within the code in the Kingdom Hearts games, including the deleted world of Monsters, Inc. in Kingdom Hearts II and assets from Kingdom Hearts 2.8. Check out his YouTube channel for more interesting discoveries (and clips of him playing around the worlds on Kingdom Hearts games!)
What hidden camera tricks have you seen in Kingdom Hearts? Let us know in the comments below!
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KH13's "The Road to Kingdom Hearts III" is out now on KH13's Youtube channel. Make sure to check it out!
Organized by KH13 and in collaboration with content creators KeybladeSarah, KZXcellent, and more, this 48 minute long film will take you on a trip through the history of Kingdom Hearts leading up to the release of the highly anticipated Kingdom Hearts III. Starting with the first game's inception, then moving over to how the franchise director Tetsuya Nomura got involved, the famous elevator story, character licensing, voice actors, the announcement of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2013, and much much more.
Each topic will feature various content creators known within the Kingdom Hearts community, where they will talk about their experiences with the franchise and how it has affected them.
The film features a bunch of amazing content creators:
Aaron Elliott - co-host at Blind Wave Productions
Toominator & SeaSaltShelby - Hosts of KH13's podcast "The Usual Spot"
Samurai Kibiji, KHCentral, Lost in Adventures, Frustrated Jacob and OfficialMoChocolate
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KH13's Kingdom Hearts Datascape – a collaborative database of Kingdom Hearts media, information, and guides
We're happy to announce the launch of the Kingdom Hearts Datascape, a collaborative wiki-style database of Kingdom Hearts media, information and guides. We're adding to the collection of great Kingdom Hearts content available online (including both the Kingdom Hearts Wiki and the KHUX Wiki – by providing a whole new thing, with a big focus on media and community. All KH13 members are able to contribute to the Datascape – add and edit pages.
The Datascape will make use of KH13's extensive gallery, video archive, and forums to provide extra content on each wiki page. As pages get filled out, other pages will automatically be updated with information. For example, by creating a character page and selecting Kingdom Hearts III as the game that the character appears in, the character will automatically appear on the Kingdom Hearts III page.
We have also set up a forum here where people can plan and discuss contributing to the Datascape, creating and managing new projects, and keep up with our progress. In particular, check out this FAQ for how to contribute:
So how do I enter the competition?
Entering the competition is easy! Simply start contributing to the Datascape, in particular, to any of the databases below the "Wikis" section. This includes Abilities, Characters, Commands, Games, Guides, Keyblades, Weapons & Worlds – as well as any future databases that are created.
The more you contribute, the more likely you are to win.
How is the winner selected?
7 days from now (on January 27, 4pm GMT) we will put all Datascape pages into a random draw, and one random page will be selected. The person who has made the most contributions to this page will be declared as the winner – so it pays to create & contribute to as many pages as possible!
Prize details
If you're the winner and you live in North America, you have the option of choosing between a Kingdom Hearts III pre-order (on PS4 or Xbox One, your choice), or if you've already pre-ordered the game, you can receive US$60 as a PayPal transfer.
If you're the winner and you live outside of North America, you'll receive US$60 as a PayPal transfer to go towards your Kingdom Hearts III pre-order.
And that's everything. If you have any questions, please ask below. Good luck!
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KH13's Kingdom Hearts Datascape – a collaborative database of Kingdom Hearts media, information, and guides
We're happy to announce the launch of the Kingdom Hearts Datascape, a collaborative wiki-style database of Kingdom Hearts media, information and guides. We're adding to the collection of great Kingdom Hearts content available online (including both the Kingdom Hearts Wiki and the KHUX Wiki – by providing a whole new thing, with a big focus on media and community. All KH13 members are able to contribute to the Datascape – add and edit pages.
The Datascape will make use of KH13's extensive gallery, video archive, and forums to provide extra content on each wiki page. As pages get filled out, other pages will automatically be updated with information. For example, by creating a character page and selecting Kingdom Hearts III as the game that the character appears in, the character will automatically appear on the Kingdom Hearts III page.
We have also set up a forum here where people can plan and discuss contributing to the Datascape, creating and managing new projects, and keep up with our progress. In particular, check out this FAQ for how to contribute:
So how do I enter the competition?
Entering the competition is easy! Simply start contributing to the Datascape, in particular, to any of the databases below the "Wikis" section. This includes Abilities, Characters, Commands, Games, Guides, Keyblades, Weapons & Worlds – as well as any future databases that are created.
The more you contribute, the more likely you are to win.
How is the winner selected?
7 days from now (on January 27, 4pm GMT) we will put all Datascape pages into a random draw, and one random page will be selected. The person who has made the most contributions to this page will be declared as the winner – so it pays to create & contribute to as many pages as possible!
Prize details
If you're the winner and you live in North America, you have the option of choosing between a Kingdom Hearts III pre-order (on PS4 or Xbox One, your choice), or if you've already pre-ordered the game, you can receive US$60 as a PayPal transfer.
If you're the winner and you live outside of North America, you'll receive US$60 as a PayPal transfer to go towards your Kingdom Hearts III pre-order.
And that's everything. If you have any questions, please ask below. Good luck!

Today marks another day down on Kingdom Hearts III's countdown! Each day until January 25, director Tetsuya Nomura is making an announcement. Today, he reminded fans that the Walkman they announced earlier this month is now being exhibited at the Sony Store Ginza. He reminded everyone that it's designed after Kingdom Hearts III and both Face my Fears and Chikai are pre-installed on the device. You can video the tweet from Nomura below.
You can view screenshots of the animated short below!
We have also provided Goldpanner's translation!
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Today marks another day down on Kingdom Hearts III's countdown! Each day until January 25, director Tetsuya Nomura is making an announcement. Today, he reminded fans that the Walkman they announced earlier this month is now being exhibited at the Sony Store Ginza. He reminded everyone that it's designed after Kingdom Hearts III and both Face my Fears and Chikai are pre-installed on the device. You can video the tweet from Nomura below.
You can view screenshots of the animated short below!
We have also provided Goldpanner's translation!

Hi all! It's Quid here with another Tournament for you all but with a Twist™ this time around!
Welcome to
What makes this related to KH3 you ask? Well, me and Trece had decided last year to hold a tournament on this date, and recently realised that we could capitalise on KH3's impending release by centering the Tournament all around Kingdom Hearts!
We've created a shortlist of KH characters, and listed a pool of pokemon we felt represented them best whilst also trying our best to not leave any character over/underpowered.
All you have to do is pick a character and create a team from the listed 'mons, and then wait until the 19/20th January for the Tournament to start!
Here's a list of all the possible characters under the tags:
This Tournament will be a single elimination tournament, and we'll be using the "Anything Goes" ruleset to apply these customised rules.
As always, these tournaments will take place on Pokemon Showdown, so no console necessary! Just an Internet connection and a phone/pc.
If you're worried about Showdowns functionality on phone then don't be! I will most likely be using my phone throughout the tournament and can confirm that the only thing lacking is the that the chat tab is more difficult to use.
So, The two rules that are implemented is item clause - each pokemon in a team must have a different item
And Species clause - you cannot have more than one of each pokemon.
We're aiming to have best of 3 rounds, so each player gets to have at least two games, and we have spaces for up to 16 players!
To sign up, just reply to this post with all your details like so:
Good luck!
THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT 7PM GMT/8PM EUROPE/11 AM PST/1 PM EST/6AM AUSTRALIA @ 19/20th January
I'M SORRY AUSTRALIA.
We also have another time at the 20th January which is 10am GMT/11am EUROPE/2 am PST/4 am EST/9 pm AEST
ALSO:
If you can't make the time up top don't worry! We can host some matches today, and some on Sunday, as long as you can get into contact with your opponent and play your match + post the replay in this thread.
Here is the live bracket --> https://challonge.com/h0vkhd5r

Morning everyone! Hope y'all doing great! It's time for another Countdown picture and this time it will feature the king himself, King Mickey! As you can you see Mickey Mouse turn ninety years old last year. So since he's ninety I think King Mickey taking the ninth spot makes sense. I hope King Mickey becomes a party member again in Kingdom Hearts just like in 0.2 Birth by Sleep. But we'll see in nine days!

Today on December 15, 2018, leaks surfaced from an illegal retail copy of Kingdom Hearts III. Video and screenshots of said retail copy have been posted online.
We found evidence that revealed that one man stole one or more copies (reportedly, at least 30) of the English version of Kingdom Hearts III for Xbox One. The man seems to have obtained the copies using connections he has with an employee of a company in charge of printing/packaging Kingdom Hearts III for Xbox One. He has since tried to sell his copies, uploading some very short game footage to prove the copies were legitimate. The seller claimed he has sold over ten copies.
Due to ethical and copyright issues, we will not report on any Kingdom Hearts III content coming from unofficial sources such as these leaked and illegally sold copies. We will not post any pictures, audio, video, or information that fit this criterion.
We will not share the name or location of the perpetrator, whom we have reported to Square Enix. We will not share information about the buyers or social media accounts posting leaks on our articles. You can, however, find tips and advice on avoiding spoilers on the #how-to-avoid-spoilers on our Discord server, including accounts you can mute/block/avoid.
UPDATE: Tetsuya Nomura has released a statement about the leak. You can read the statement here.
We have created a Kingdom Hearts III Spoilers subforum where fans can discuss these leaks without spoiling the game for others.
KH13.com's spoiler policy on Kingdom Hearts III allows discussion on publicly announced content (eg. trailers, interviews, promotional pictures, etc.); however, leaks are to be discussed in the Spoilers subforum only. Avatars, statuses, and thread titles must not contain spoilers. We may be revising our Kingdom Hearts III spoiler policy in the future, according to future content releases by Square Enix and Disney.
KH13.com’s Discord is to be absolutely spoiler-free. No discussion on the leaks is allowed, and any post suspected to be spreading these leaks will be removed at once.
We would also like to say to fans to please be extra careful on social media, especially comment sections. Thumbnails, titles, autoplay, recommended videos, and comments on Youtube can be especially dangerous for those that are trying to avoid spoilers.
We will be monitoring KH13.com and its Discord extensively to prevent and stop the spread of leaks.
We hope that fans understand our policy and respect the work done so far by the game's developing team by not trying to access the leaks nor divulging them where they aren't warranted.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Stay safe!
To visit the Kingdom Hearts III spoiler subforum, click here.
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Hey everyone! Well another Countdown is here! This time Terra will be taking the eleventh day spot. It's gonna to be very interesting Terra again after the mess Master Xehanort put him through. Will his heart be strong enough to take back his body for good this time? Well we got eleven days to find out!

Today marks another day down on Kingdom Hearts III's countdown! Each day until January 25, director Tetsuya Nomura is making an announcement. Today, he started the first out-of-house video countdown that features Monsters, Inc. It's a short animated video that shows Sully and Mike in front of the door hangers. The music playing is the new Monstropolis battle theme that was originally shown in the yo-yo pre-order bonus video! He reminded everyone that he has more announcements next week. You can view the tweet and screenshots from the animated short below!
Here's the translation of Nomura's tweet:
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Today marks another day down on Kingdom Hearts III's countdown! Each day until January 25, director Tetsuya Nomura is making an announcement. Today, he started the first out-of-house video countdown that features Monsters, Inc. It's a short animated video that shows Sully and Mike in front of the door hangers. The music playing is the new Monstropolis battle theme that was originally shown in the yo-yo pre-order bonus video! He reminded everyone that he has more announcements next week. You can view the tweet and screenshots from the animated short below!
Here's the translation of Nomura's tweet:

KH13's "The Road to Kingdom Hearts III" is out now on KH13's Youtube channel. Make sure to check it out!
Organized by KH13 and in collaboration with content creators KeybladeSarah, KZXcellent, and more, this 48 minute long film will take you on a trip through the history of Kingdom Hearts leading up to the release of the highly anticipated Kingdom Hearts III. Starting with the first game's inception, then moving over to how the franchise director Tetsuya Nomura got involved, the famous elevator story, character licensing, voice actors, the announcement of Kingdom Hearts III at E3 2013, and much much more.
Each topic will feature various content creators known within the Kingdom Hearts community, where they will talk about their experiences with the franchise and how it has affected them.
The film features a bunch of amazing content creators:
Aaron Elliott - co-host at Blind Wave Productions
Toominator & SeaSaltShelby - Hosts of KH13's podcast "The Usual Spot"
Samurai Kibiji, KHCentral, Lost in Adventures, Frustrated Jacob and OfficialMoChocolate

Morning everyone! I hope you're doing great! Well here's another Countdown to Kingdom Hearts 3 picture, and this time it's our favorite sleeping beauty Ventus! I can't wait to see Ven again because ths dude needs to stretch his legs! Lol! But seriously I can't wait to see how Ventus is gonna to wake up in this game. Only ten more days left to find out!

Welcome to KH13’s trailer analysis for the CM 120 Japanese trailer!
This trailer is two minutes exactly with a unique introduction and is faster paced than previous normal trailers, due to the quick cuts it has. Old and new footage is shown and giving us new bits of information regarding gameplay and story, especially Rage Form being shown and the epilogue of the trailer that shows us a brand new direct interaction of Sora and Xehanort.
Now, let’s dive in!
The trailer begins with a 29-second introduction with footage of the HD 2.5 ReMIX launch event. "Inside the Kingdom, with Heart” from 2014. It showed multiple groups of fans explaining their history with Kingdom Hearts and the emotional significance it had in their lives.
After that, a new cutscene is immediately shown afterward, showing Hercules riding Pegasus into Mount Olympus to meet up Sora who is next to a mini tower of sorts made up dried lava and ice, most likely created by the Lava and Ice Titans.
Hercules then flies to destroy chains that are placed upon the Greek gods, Apollo and Athena.
Monstropolis footage is shown as the factory is being exploded.
The following sequence is from Toy Box and it shows Buzz Lightyear, with a strange facial expression, suddenly aiming his laser at Woody. Goofy suddenly jumps in front of Woody and blocks Buzz’s multiple laser shots. A quick cut then shows Sora and Donald looking back at the situation along with Young Xehanort. These scenes may imply that the story in Toy Box may evolve saving Buzz, as another trailer showed Buzz being enveloped and whisked away by darkness seen here.
San Fransokyo footage is shown with a Dinosaur Heartless attacking the city, with then Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Baymax running to a scene where chaos is happening.
At this point, mostly formally shown footage is used beginning with The Caribbean footage with Jack Sparrow commanding the ship while Sora is taking the helm. After that, the duel between Jack and Davy Jones is shown.
Arendelle footage of the beginning sequence of “Let it Go,” along with a scene of Elsa doing an icy blast in front of Anna.
Mickey is talking to Sora in The Mysterious Tower. They are both in their KH3 attire suggesting that the scene is past the introduction of the game.
Sora talking to Pooh in 100 Acre Woods
Remy and Sora in Twilight Town.
Rapunzel and Flynn Rider/Eugene on the lake with their lanterns.
Gameplay begins to be shown starting with Sora wall running in the Rock Titan fight.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy sledding in Arendelle collecting munny
Sora, Woody, and Buzz using the Rodeo Rocket attack against the Spaceship Heartless, then Ralph being summoned.
Sora using the Twin Yo-Yo’s in Monstropolis against while Heartless while Boo’s Laugh Power meter is in the upper left corner.
The Stitch limit being used to cause electrical attacks with triangles. It looks like they may be player created.
The cutscene portion of Rapunzel's limit attack in the Kingdom of Corona is shown.
Gameplay in The Caribbean is shown starting with Ariel’s Limit Summon cutscene, the Storm Flag Keyblade Transformation being used on the deck of the Black Pearl, Sora underwater launching a magic projectile against a big Heartless, and Sora controlling a flying Heartless and using it in combat.
A quick snippet of the Gummi Ship shooting asteroids.
Two clips of Arendelle gameplay, one showing Sora using Blizzard Blade against a group of Heartless and Sora atop of Marshmallow fighting a giant snow wolf Heartless.
The next sequence is brand new footage showing Rage Form in use against the previously seen dinosaur Heartless in San Fransokyo, Rage Form strongly looks and acts similarly to Anti Form in Kingdom Hearts II with the exception that now Sora is still wielding a Keyblade. Rage Form Sora will have to fight against the Heartless with armor as well. A situation command also appears on the tree on the right. It was not used in the trailer.
After that, the Evil Baymax battle is shown then the Heartless battle in the Golden Gate Bridge.
The end of the trailer is marked by events in the Keyblade Graveyard as shown in the Final Battle Trailer. Click here to see our analysis on that trailer.
After the Kingdom Hearts III logo appears, the trailer’s epilogue begins with Sora jumping to attack Xehanort but being blocked, assumingly after the events of the Final Battle Trailer as the sky is darkened and Sora challenging Xehanort on his own. Interesting to note that Xehanort is surrounded by identical copies of his Keyblade, No Name.
Sora exchanges a few words with Xehanort but then is thrown off by him. Xehanort gives the fallen Sora a smug look as Sora looks at him with angry tears down his face, that being the final shot of the trailer.
Overall, the trailer provided new brief new glimpses from both story and gameplay perspectives, with that being Buzz Lightyear’s heel turn/possible mind control, Rage Form being shown, and the confrontation in the epilogue, while mostly reusing previously shown footage. A nice trailer to reinforce that the number of days Kingdom Hearts III will release can be counted with two hands!
Thank you for reading the KH13 analysis of the CM 120 trailer!
You can watch the full trailer below.
Did you happen to see something we didn’t? Let us know in the comments below!

Welcome to KH13’s trailer analysis for the CM 120 Japanese trailer!
This trailer is two minutes exactly with a unique introduction and is faster paced than previous normal trailers, due to the quick cuts it has. Old and new footage is shown and giving us new bits of information regarding gameplay and story, especially Rage Form being shown and the epilogue of the trailer that shows us a brand new direct interaction of Sora and Xehanort.
Now, let’s dive in!
The trailer begins with a 29-second introduction with footage of the HD 2.5 ReMIX launch event. "Inside the Kingdom, with Heart” from 2014. It showed multiple groups of fans explaining their history with Kingdom Hearts and the emotional significance it had in their lives.
After that, a new cutscene is immediately shown afterward, showing Hercules riding Pegasus into Mount Olympus to meet up Sora who is next to a mini tower of sorts made up dried lava and ice, most likely created by the Lava and Ice Titans.
Hercules then flies to destroy chains that are placed upon the Greek gods, Apollo and Athena.
Monstropolis footage is shown as the factory is being exploded.
The following sequence is from Toy Box and it shows Buzz Lightyear, with a strange facial expression, suddenly aiming his laser at Woody. Goofy suddenly jumps in front of Woody and blocks Buzz’s multiple laser shots. A quick cut then shows Sora and Donald looking back at the situation along with Young Xehanort. These scenes may imply that the story in Toy Box may evolve saving Buzz, as another trailer showed Buzz being enveloped and whisked away by darkness seen here.
San Fransokyo footage is shown with a Dinosaur Heartless attacking the city, with then Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Baymax running to a scene where chaos is happening.
At this point, mostly formally shown footage is used beginning with The Caribbean footage with Jack Sparrow commanding the ship while Sora is taking the helm. After that, the duel between Jack and Davy Jones is shown.
Arendelle footage of the beginning sequence of “Let it Go,” along with a scene of Elsa doing an icy blast in front of Anna.
Mickey is talking to Sora in The Mysterious Tower. They are both in their KH3 attire suggesting that the scene is past the introduction of the game.
Sora talking to Pooh in 100 Acre Woods
Remy and Sora in Twilight Town.
Rapunzel and Flynn Rider/Eugene on the lake with their lanterns.
Gameplay begins to be shown starting with Sora wall running in the Rock Titan fight.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy sledding in Arendelle collecting munny
Sora, Woody, and Buzz using the Rodeo Rocket attack against the Spaceship Heartless, then Ralph being summoned.
Sora using the Twin Yo-Yo’s in Monstropolis against while Heartless while Boo’s Laugh Power meter is in the upper left corner.
The Stitch limit being used to cause electrical attacks with triangles. It looks like they may be player created.
The cutscene portion of Rapunzel's limit attack in the Kingdom of Corona is shown.
Gameplay in The Caribbean is shown starting with Ariel’s Limit Summon cutscene, the Storm Flag Keyblade Transformation being used on the deck of the Black Pearl, Sora underwater launching a magic projectile against a big Heartless, and Sora controlling a flying Heartless and using it in combat.
A quick snippet of the Gummi Ship shooting asteroids.
Two clips of Arendelle gameplay, one showing Sora using Blizzard Blade against a group of Heartless and Sora atop of Marshmallow fighting a giant snow wolf Heartless.
The next sequence is brand new footage showing Rage Form in use against the previously seen dinosaur Heartless in San Fransokyo, Rage Form strongly looks and acts similarly to Anti Form in Kingdom Hearts II with the exception that now Sora is still wielding a Keyblade. Rage Form Sora will have to fight against the Heartless with armor as well. A situation command also appears on the tree on the right. It was not used in the trailer.
After that, the Evil Baymax battle is shown then the Heartless battle in the Golden Gate Bridge.
The end of the trailer is marked by events in the Keyblade Graveyard as shown in the Final Battle Trailer. Click here to see our analysis on that trailer.
After the Kingdom Hearts III logo appears, the trailer’s epilogue begins with Sora jumping to attack Xehanort but being blocked, assumingly after the events of the Final Battle Trailer as the sky is darkened and Sora challenging Xehanort on his own. Interesting to note that Xehanort is surrounded by identical copies of his Keyblade, No Name.
Sora exchanges a few words with Xehanort but then is thrown off by him. Xehanort gives the fallen Sora a smug look as Sora looks at him with angry tears down his face, that being the final shot of the trailer.
Overall, the trailer provided new brief new glimpses from both story and gameplay perspectives, with that being Buzz Lightyear’s heel turn/possible mind control, Rage Form being shown, and the confrontation in the epilogue, while mostly reusing previously shown footage. A nice trailer to reinforce that the number of days Kingdom Hearts III will release can be counted with two hands!
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We're running a competition to give away a free pre-order for Kingdom Hearts III! Entering the competition is simple – you can earn points by making posts and topics on the KH13 forum, or submitting fan-made content to our gallery and video archives. After a week (on December 27, 6am GMT), the top 10 people on the points leaderboard will go into a lucky draw, and one person will be randomly selected as the winner.
Where's the leaderboard?
A leaderboard is available on https://www.kh13.com/ and https://www.kh13.com/forums/ (at the top of the sidebar), showing the current top 10 people with the most points. The leaderboard should update every 5 minutes or so.
How can I see my points?
Check your user profile to see how many points you currently have.
How do I earn points?
Here are all of the ways points can be earned.
Posting a new topic in one of our Kingdom Hearts forums - instantly earn +5 points
Replying to a topic in one of our Kingdom Hearts forums - instantly earn +2 points
Posting a new topic in one of our other forums (excluding "Roleplaying") - instantly earn +2 points
Replying to a topic in one of our other forums - instantly earn +1 point
Submitting your fan-art to our gallery - also share the fan-art as a reply to this topic, and we will manually award you +5 points
Submitting your KH playthrough to our video archive - also share the video as a reply to this topic, and we will manually award you +5 points
Prize details
If you're the winner and you live in North America, you have the option of choosing between a Kingdom Hearts III pre-order (on PS4 or Xbox One, your choice), or if you've already pre-ordered the game, you can receive US$60 as a PayPal transfer.
If you're the winner and you live outside of North America, you'll receive US$60 as a PayPal transfer to go towards your Kingdom Hearts III pre-order.
What if I make the leaderboard but I'm not the randomly selected winner?
Only one person in the top 10 will be selected as the winner, but everyone else will receive a head start in our next posting/points competition (TBA) – so it's definitely worth playing!
And that's everything. If you have any questions, please ask below. Good luck!
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